Tag Archives: Business asset disposal relief

Ready…steady…no!

Business asset disposal relief (BADR) is a very popular relief for individual business owners, offering a capital gains tax rate of only 10% on chargeable gains from qualifying business disposals, subject to a lifetime limit of £1 million (for 2022/23). A ‘business’ for BADR purposes means anything which is a trade (or profession/vocation), and is… Read More »

Purchase of own shares: Worth the bother?

For individual shareholders of family or owner-managed trading companies, a company purchase of own shares (CPOS) can be a useful ‘exit’ strategy in the right circumstances, subject to certain company law requirements being satisfied. Income or capital? When the company buys back its own shares from the shareholder, any ‘premium’ (i.e., payment exceeding the capital… Read More »

Don’t forget goodwill!

The valuation of assets can be important for tax purposes. For example, a valuation may determine the amount of inheritance tax (IHT) payable on a lifetime transfer (e.g. the transfer of an investment property to a discretionary trust), or on an individual’s death estate. In addition, an asset valuation may be needed to determine the… Read More »

Business asset disposal relief: A ‘personal’ issue

Most trading company owners wishing to claim capital gains tax business asset disposal relief (BADR) (formerly known as entrepreneurs’ relief (ER)) on an eventual sale of their shares need to satisfy certain conditions throughout a two-year period ending with the disposal. Make it ‘personal’ One of those conditions is that the company is the individual’s… Read More »